Peter Lester

Peter Lester was the New Zealand Yachtsman of the year in 1977 and again in 1987. He has competed in three Americas Cup campaigns. An expert commentator he was the voice of the America's Cup in 2013 for TVNZ

Peter was born in Christchurch competed in the Americas Cup three times; as tactician on board the New Zealand boat KZ1 in 1988, as the coach of the Spanish team in 1992, and as tactician for Chris Dicksons Tag Heuer Challenge in 1995.

When the Spanish were eliminated early in 1992, he was asked to join the TVNZ commentary team for the rest of the Cup. I went on to work as a commentator for TVNZ at subsequent America’s Cups.

He have worked independently as a sailing consultant to individuals and to other nations such as South Korea, Qatar and Turkey.

He held the position of High Performance Manager at Yachting New Zealand; responsible for the New Zealand Olympic Sailing Academy programme, and most recently worked for the Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar as Head Coach of the yachting team.

He has diverse interests beyond yachting, both in the range of sports my family are involved with, and in community and school affairs.

With Martin Tasker he is an integral part of the 2012 Volvo Ocean Race where is reporting from every stop-over.

In 2013 Peter and Martin Tasker will be the voice of The America's Cup for TVNZ.